Native Stories Podcast

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09

Mar

Cree Language Revival

Tansi nitooteemuk. Greetings to all my Relations. I am a Cree grandmother and am honoured to hold Blood Memories from my great-grandfather Chief Joseph Charles of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, and my grandparents Edward and Sarah McKenzie. My parents are John and Janet Feitz. I am learned in both my beautiful Cree culture and also earned a Masters degree in Education from San Diego State University. I am a teacher, motivational speaker, broadcaster, and a community leader and developer. My name is Ina Feitz Ray of Sandy Bay in northern Saskatchewan, Canada, and I am looking forward to connecting with you all.

Quotes

“when the women’s heart are on the ground, you know a nation is defeated… the more trauma that it brings, we are strong people and we will do what we have to do and pressure the government to do things better”

Doctrine of discovery – “anyone that didn’t believe in Christianity, was not human, and it was their duty to Christianize these people.”

“Residential schools where they could do whatever they wanted to get them Christianize and assimilate. children as young as 4 were taken from families to these schools, they were not allowed to speak their language, and other horrific things like sexual, mental, and physical abuse. “